India secured a 6-wicket win during the Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai.
KL Rahul finished the game with a six helping the side to begin the CT campaign with a good win. Shubman Gill made his 8th ODI hundred during the match guided to chase the 229-run target against the Tigers.
Speaking of the game, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first. India’s attack power was impressive as they picked up five wickets for 39 in the first 10 overs.
Shami Strike twice to dismiss Soumya Sarkar and Mehidy Hasan Miraz while Harshit Rana bagged a wicket of Najmul for a duck.
Axar Patel removed Tanzid Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim to leave Bangladesh stuttering at 35/5. He made a sensational start to his over in the powerplay of the Champions Trophy 2025.
Shubman Gill’s resilient century steered India to victory against Bangladesh 💯
He wins the @aramco POTM Award 🎖️ #ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/2bGz5SPvdC
— ICC (@ICC) February 20, 2025
Jaker Ali was dropped in the very first ball by Rohit Sharma at Slip which denied Axar Patel’s Hattrick. As a result, Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy forged a partnership to find stability in the innings.
However, the men in blues dropped two catches which denied Axar Patel’s Hattrick and Rahul missing a stumping chance. Hardik Pandya dropped Hridoy in the 20th over, and two overs later, KL Rahul missed a stumping chance.
Hridoy and Jaker found their momentum to lead the side in scoreboard. They stitched a 154 run partnership for the sixth wicket. After Shami picked wicket of Jaker Ali for 68 runs, Bangladesh side lost their control and lost the wickets one by one.
However, Towhid Hridoy went on to score his maiden ODI hundred and Shami along with Harshit Rana and Axar Patel scalped 10 wickets.
With the target of 229 runs, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave a solid start with scoring 69 runs in the power play.
Rohit Sharma who scored 41 runs off 36 deliveries which included 7 fours has been dismissed by Taskin Ahmed in the 5th ball of the 10th over. India scored 69 runs for the first wicket. During the match, he also crossed 11,000 ODI runs and became the second-fastest batter surpassing Sachin Tendulkar.
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill was building the innings slow and steady aiming for a comfortable win in the match. He went on to score his 16th ODI fifty in 69 deliveries which included five fours and a six.
Virat Kohli who had a slow start has scored 22 runs in 38 deliveries. After Virat Kohli was dismissed on the 4th ball of the 23rd over, Gill joined a partnership with Shreyas Iyer.
Gill continued to haunt Bangladesh bowlers with his steady innings. He slammed his 8th ODI century on 125th delivery which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. His slow and steady knock guided the side close to victory.
KL Rahul unbeaten 41* has helped the side to complete their innings with 21 balls to spare at Dubai.
